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U.S. President Barack Obama smiles with Ollie Parham (L), Economic Development Chair of the Alabama NAACP, after she introduced him to deliver remarks on the economy at Lawson State Community College in Birmingham, Alabama March 26, 2015. The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell more than expected last week while activity in the services sector hit a six-month high in March, underscoring the economy's solid fundamentals despite a recent softening in growth. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst